Button loop



Dec. 23, 1,930,

s. B. HEATHER 1,785,735

BUTTON LooP Filed Feb. 20, 1930 INVENTUFK GEE] RG1: Q HEATHER ATTY Patented Dec. 2 ,41 930 if 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'enonen B. HEATHER, or wnsr HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,'ASSIGNOR r THE wmn Nov- EL'IY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or wnsr HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A conronA- llION OF CONNECTICUT BUTTON L001 I Application filed February 20,1930. Serial No. 429,949.

This invention relates tobutton loops particularly adapted for use on garment straps, the loop being specially adapted to be suspended at the end of astrap loop in readiness to be clipped over a button the shank of which may be urged from a button-receiving loop into a smaller retaining loop from which it 'cannot be unintentionally withdrawn,

The objects of the invention are to provide, by bending a piece of resilient wire, a reversible button loop of which the wire ends terminate relatively crossed within a loop and to provide for such a button loop a novel .means for securing the crossed wire ends for alimited relative movement along intersecting'paths. With these and'other objects in:

- View, as may become apparent from the within disclosures, the invention consists not only of the particular form herein pointed out and illustrated in the drawing but readily admits of certain modifications within the scope of what hereinafter may be claimed.

'- The character of the invention may be best understood by reference toone illustrative device embodying the invention and illustrated by the accompanying drawing in which the Figure l is an upright elevation of the device in normal condition and of which a reversed View would be identical therewith; the Figure 2 is an upright elevation of the device in expanded condition; the Figure 3 is a sectional view of the device on the dotted line 33 of the previous figure and afragmentary view of a part thereof; the Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of the device illustrating a modified form of securing means A for the wire end portions; and the Figure 5 is a plan view of a ing.

The device is preferably made from a piece clip member before foldof resilient wire of which a middle portion is bent to provide the suspension loop 1 and the arms 2 and 3 depending therefrom to provide I the associated loops 4 and 5 in axial alignment and having an intermediate normally contracted throat 6, as illustrated by the Figure 1. The wire end portions 7 and 8 are flattened in the plane of the loops for relative crossing of the end portionsin said plane and within the loop 5, as also illustrated by the Figure 1, each Wire end portion beingpo- Qsitio'ned and longitudinally operable along an ,arc the center 1A of which is taken adjacent the corresponding end of the suspension loop -1, thecenters 1A being assumed to be the theoretical points upon which the arms 2 and 3 may be made to swing as the shank S of a button passes the throat 6 and the button loop is thereby causedto expand and then contract. Thel free extremity of each wire end 7 and 8 provided with the shoulder 9 of which one is est illustrated by the fragmentary view ,of the Figure 3. 7 Each shoulder 9 is adapted "forengagement with the other of the wire ,ends to limit the movements of the wire ends 7jandf8 along their intersecting paths in the plane of the loops upon reaching the posi- "tions illustrated by the Figure 2. A link member lO encompasses the Wire ends 7 and 8 at their intersectionto secure the ends 7 and S against movement of the plane of the l psj,In opera tio n, the shank S of a button being urged into the throat 6, as illustrated by the Figure 2, expands the button loop, the end portions 7 and 8 moving along their intersecting arcs ofmovement and relatively sliding :within the link 10, the shoulders 9 limiting such movements. Upon the passing of the shank S into the loop 5 the resiliency of the wire is relied upon to return the button loop 'to'its normal condition, the end portions 7 "and 8 providing a shank-seat of cam action operable by shank pressure to maintain a icontractedorclosed throat 6, as illustrated by the Figure 1.

The Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a modifica tion'of the securing means forthe ends 7 and scribed by the endportions upon the eXpanr sion andcontraction ofthe' loops, the end portions thusfproviding a seat for the shank v of a button; means provided by the end por- 1 i v I 1 -,1, 7e5,7s5l

The button loop in both forms being reversible is adapted to be mounted upon a strap to prominently display the front 'ele- Vation thereof, as illustrated, or an opposite elevation not illustrated by reason of the fact that both elevations are identical.

Iclaiinzl. A button loop comprising a resilient Wire bent to form associated loops in axial al1gnment,.the lOOPS-llWlIlg an intermediate; 1 restricted throat portlonand the endiportions of the Wire extending relatively crossed ithin a loop along intersecting arcsTi-described by the end portions upon the expansion and contraction of the/loops means provided by the end portions to limit their relative movement in the plane of theloops; and an'enclosing member securing the endportions against relative movement out of the said plane." v j v 2. A button loop comprisingaresilient ire bent to form associated loops in axial alignment, the loops having an ntermed ate contracted throat portion andthe end portions of the wlre extending relatively crossed Within a loop along intersecting arcs detions to limit their relative movement in the plane of the loops and an enclosing member securing the end portions/against relative -niovemen't out of the said plane.

3. A. reversible buttonloop comprising a piece of Wire of Which a middle: portion is bent to form a suspension loop having depending resilient .arms cooperating to provide associated loops in axial alignment, the

loops having an intermediate. contracted throat portion and theiend portions of the Wire beingfiattened in the plane of the loops, relatively crossed and extended Within a loop and along arcs described by the movements w of the end portions of the resilient arms,,the

free extremity of the end portion ofeaoh arm havinga shoulder engageable, with the end portion of the other arm tolimitthe movements ofthe arms along said arcs; and a'n enclosingmember securing the vireend poritions against relative move nenthoutpf the said plane.

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